by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 4, 2025 | Economic, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Report Details Chinese Oil-for-Drones Deal with Haftar Summary: In late December 2024, a report from the Telegraph revealed a Chinese plan to smuggle military drones to Khalifa Haftar-aligned forces in eastern Libya disguised as COVID-19-related aid in an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 24, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Libya, Political
Libya: NOC to Increase Oil Production in Cooperation with Foreign Firms Summary: On 26 October 2024, the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that foreign energy companies are resuming exploration in the country after more than ten years since onshore...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 23, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Security
Algeria: Sonatrach Signs Green Hydrogen MoU with European Firms Summary: On 23 October 2024, Algerian national energy firm, Sonatrach, announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a number of European partners to assess the feasibility of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 4, 2024 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social, Tunisia
Libya: Oil Production Resumes Amidst Fragile Central Bank Agreement Summary: On 3 October 2024, the eastern government in Libya lifted the blockade on the oil fields under its control and ordered the resumption of oil production after a month of shutdowns. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 26, 2024 | Diplomacy, Security
Libya: UNSMIL Calls for Talks as Eastern Government Stops Oil Production Summary: On 26 August 2024, The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called for an emergency meeting on Libya’s Central Bank crisis as tensions between the country’s two rival...